CHECK THIS OUT!!!! 

 

AFGHANISTAN. WAR. DESPAIR. HOPE. RESCUE. JESUS. 

 

The Asking Why podcast with Clint Davis is bringing a very special episode covering the current crisis on Afghanistan and a unique testimony of epic proportions!! 

 

Clint is an Army Veteran of Afghanistan and now a clinical therapist trained in trauma is HONORED to have his friend/brother in Christ, and fellow veteran Sergeant Major (retired) Jeremy Morton on the podcast!! Jeremy deployed numerous times to Iraq & Afghanistan to conduct direct action missions and hostage rescue operations as a part of Special Operations Unit, Delta Force. Clint and Jeremy want to take the moment to instill hope and give encouragement to our brothers and sisters in arms and everyone watching these events. You matter and your efforts matter!! 

 

This podcast will be a two part event.

 

Part 1 will be covering Jeremy's time building up to 9/11 and Delta Force. 

 

Part 2 will be his deployments and times of service along with some brief opinions on the current crisis. Clint and Jeremy hope this testimony shines light in these dark times and shows how Jesus can bring beauty from the ashes of war. 

 

"Sergeant Major retired Jeremy Morton was born and raised in east Texas. In 1994 he graduated from Henderson High School and enlisted in the US Army. In December of 1994 Jeremy departed from Shreveport, Louisiana and traveled to Ft. Benning, GA for Infantry Basic Training. After graduating basic training, Jeremy attended Airborne School and the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP). Upon successful completion of RIP, Jeremy was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Ranger Battalion in Savannah, GA where he served for 5 years as a mortar man, infantry team leader, infantry squad leader and infantry weapons squad leader. In the summer of 2000 Jeremy moved to Ft. Polk, LA to serve in the Joint Readiness Training Center as an Observer Controller. 

 

After the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Jeremy answered the call to serve his country in a new capacity. In March of 2002 he volunteered for and attended the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta (1st SFOD-D) assessment and selection. Jeremy successfully completed the selection process and moved to Ft. Bragg, NC with his wife Alyssa to begin Delta's Operator Training Course (OTC). Upon completion of OTC, Jeremy was officially assigned to the Unit and placed on an operational team. For the next 14 years, Jeremy deployed numerous times to Iraq & Afghanistan to conduct direct action missions and hostage rescue operations. 

 

Sergeant Major Morton retired from active duty in June of 2016 and he and his family moved back to Shreveport, LA. Sergeant Major Morton's notable awards include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, The Iraq Campaign Medal with 6 Campaign Stars, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Valor, 6 Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the United States Army Presidential Unit Citation, and the Valorous Unit Award."